I am a WINNA!
Wooofuckinghoooo!
I won!!! IwonIwonIwon! I won, dudes, I won! I won the 2007 SA Blog awards! Me! I am beyond excited. I can’t believe it; I never win any thing, ever.
I won South African Weblog of the year 2007 as well as Best Writing on a South African blog. I am so stoked, and also so humbled that I won. Now I love my fellow SA bloggers even more.
I have always been very proud of my South African roots, but for a long while I felt a little ostracized by the local community. I felt like they felt I wasn’t South African enough, which was a little unfair. I am as South African as the next (mommy) blogger; I just have a large’ish international readership. But perhaps that was just my (mistaken) perception.
Anyway, water under the bridge. They love me and I ADORE them, adore. Smooches all around. Open mouth. With tongue.
From now on you are going to be hearing A LOT more about South Africa and the cool things we do.
I love my country.
Thanks to Jon Cherry from Cherryflava for putting together a really awesome effort for the 2007 Blog Awards. I know you got a lot of flack from people who weren’t happy with the judging process, but I think they deeply underestimated your integrity and actually owe you an apology. Thanks to you and the rest of the gang for your hard work. And an extra big thanks for PICKING ME!
Yay me!
I WON! I am a WINNA! Thanks to all of you who voted for me. I smaak you stukkend. Open mouth kisses coming your way too.
(guess what I won!! One of these from these dudes! I'll tell you more as soon as I make sure I am not dreaming)
Well done Tertia, You really deserve it ;)
Enjoy your Macbook. Guess cause I work for "those dudes", there goes the bonus ;0)
Posted by: Marc | 31 March 2007 at 09:49 PM
WOWIE~ZOWIE! Congratulations!!! You deserve it :) I'm so jealous of the new computer how cool...Have a wonderful holiday celebration with your family. Tam
ps: did I win the hamper?? :) I want the book, girl!
Posted by: Tam | 31 March 2007 at 09:59 PM
Honestly, it never crossed my mind that you wouldn't win.
Posted by: Amy | 31 March 2007 at 10:00 PM
Well done.
Well deserved.
Posted by: blackbird | 31 March 2007 at 10:14 PM
How perfectly wonderful that you get to win something (of which you are totally deserving) after having had such a difficult few weeks! Yahoo!!!!
Posted by: Author Mom with Dogs | 31 March 2007 at 10:24 PM
Congratulations! You deserve this wonderful win. Enjoy it! And love your MacBookPro. I love my Powerbook. Our affair is going on two years now and the feelings just get stronger every day.
Posted by: Colleen | 31 March 2007 at 10:34 PM
Tertia you will love your new Mac. Mac rocks, just like you!
Posted by: Chelsea | 31 March 2007 at 10:52 PM
Well done you amazing girl you!!!
You totally deserve it!
Paul and I were there last night and when they called out your name I was screaming like a banshee, clapping so hard my palms were red!
Congratulations! Mazel Tov! WooHoo!!
Posted by: Gina | 31 March 2007 at 11:56 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: Amy | 01 April 2007 at 12:03 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Louisa | 01 April 2007 at 12:38 AM
Had to follow the links. For a second there I thought you wanted to smack us stupid. Congratulations! You truly deserve it.
Posted by: Jillian | 01 April 2007 at 02:34 AM
Your blog is great and I can't think of anybody more deserving of a little pick me up right now.
Posted by: jenny | 01 April 2007 at 02:41 AM
Sjoe, bokkie!!!!
Aitsa!
You deserve it. Awesome. Nice prize too.
Posted by: cooler*doula | 01 April 2007 at 02:48 AM
Well, we all KNEW you would win! You are the most G&D blogger ever! Big smooches back at ya'!
Posted by: Stefanie | 01 April 2007 at 02:56 AM
i think you do a wonderful and honest job of portraying your love for your country, without coming across as a representative for the tourism board. and through you, your readers can make a difference to south africans - just ask harrison, rose and the countless others who have received new lives, hopes and donations from your readers via sister mel.
CONGRATULATIONS. love you.
Posted by: tess | 01 April 2007 at 02:59 AM
A lurker de-lurking to say CONGRATULATIONS!! That is so exciting! You deserve it! :)
(Oh, and also, so jealous of your prize! Lucky you!)
(Also, I do not usually punctuate every sentence I write with exclamation marks in real life. I am just excited for you!)
Posted by: Kathleen | 01 April 2007 at 03:44 AM
Congratulations! And I am one American who is very excited to hear more about South Africa. True to stereotype, I don't know enough about other places and cultures and I've learned so much here and can't wait to learn more. Yeah SA and YEAH Tertia! Good for you!
Posted by: Em | 01 April 2007 at 04:23 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!
Very, very happy for you. You really deserve it, your blog is so well written, so down to earth and so fabulous. It's wonderful to hear about your life there and great to feel 'connected' to somewhere so far away from Wisconsin!
Well deserved win, bask warmly in the glow! ;-)
Posted by: Melissa | 01 April 2007 at 04:37 AM
Looks like your luck is turning around....
:) congratulations, my friend. You are so deserving.
Posted by: Suzie-Q. | 01 April 2007 at 04:44 AM
SUPER!!!
Just more proof that you truly are G & D!!!
RAD!!
Posted by: Heather | 01 April 2007 at 04:48 AM
You totally rock, Tertia!
Posted by: Beth | 01 April 2007 at 05:10 AM
That is FABULOUS Tertia! Congrats!
Posted by: Cherith | 01 April 2007 at 06:24 AM
So happy for you. Just don't take that prize to work, you traitor! :-)
Posted by: margalit | 01 April 2007 at 06:57 AM
Ah, your new MacBlogengine is just class...
Posted by: Adeleida | 01 April 2007 at 07:29 AM
A round of applause to you from me in BC, Canada... CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Posted by: Louise M | 01 April 2007 at 08:47 AM